Test Your CQ

Check your Confidence Quotient to see if you're too cocky or too chicken

In "Test Your CQ," on the previous page, we showed you ways to achieve a healthy Confidence Quotient. We also asked you to name the famous runner who said: "Every time I fail, I assume I'll be stronger for it." So did you figure it out? (Hint: It's one of these eight greats.) That got us to wondering about where other famous runners fall on the confidence meter. Match the quotes on the left with the runner on the right to find out.

1. "When I first started running, I was so embarrassed I'd walk when cars passed me. I'd pretend I was looking at the flowers."

2. "I believe in me more than anything in this world."

3. "I've always got such high expectations for myself. I'm aware of them, but I can't relax them."

4. "My whole feeling in terms of racing is that you have to be very bold. You sometimes have to be aggressive and gamble."

5. "I've always taken the philosophy that you have to dream a little in this sport. If you stay in your comfort zone, you're not going to do anything special."

6. "If you want to achieve a high goal, you're going to have to take some chances."